Glen Ellyn Evangelical Church

Roger Lautz was born and raised in Japan where his parents served for many years as missionaries following WWII.  Following high school in Japan and college in the US, Roger has spent most of the last 42 years in the Wheaton, Illinois area. He has been in homebuilding since 1979 – a profession he pursued following an interesting summer as a construction intern. Roger and his wife have been active members of the Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church in Glen Ellyn, Illinois since 1983.

Gary United Methodist Church, Wheaton 

Michelle represents Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton where she and her husband have been members since 2011. Michelle serves on the Gary UMC Children’s Ministry Team and leads the preK-K Sunday School class. She also helps out with the Youth Ministry Team her husband serves. Michelle is currently a senior project assistant for Training Systems, and Services Skill Center at UOP, a Honeywell Company. She has more 15 years of document control, learning management systems, account management, training and technical writing. She earned a BA in Anthropology from University of Illinois at Chicago and a MA in Secondary Education from National-Louis University. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, reading, bicycling, and making fun memories with her family.

St. Michael Catholic Church, Wheaton

Katie is a Wheaton resident and a parishioner at St. Michael Church.  Katie has an M.A. in Communications from Wheaton College, and a M.S.W. from Aurora University. She taught public speaking and writing for eight years at Benedictine University and then worked as a school social worker for six years for District 200. Katie is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and currently works for Meier Clinics in Wheaton. Katie is involved in pastoral care, and with her husband, is a mentor through Bridge Communities. Her interests include travel, reading and theater.

Faith Lutheran Church, Glen Ellyn

Mickey has been a member of Faith for 23 years.  She is active in the music program there and also serves as an assisting minister and a Stephen Ministry leader. As a CPA, Mickey taught accounting for several years at College of DuPage and retired after 15 years at DePaul University in 2012.  She also worked for Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business as Director of Financial Operations and as Media Director, lending credibility to her claim of being “whole brained.” Mickey also serves on the board of the Madison Street Theatre in Oak Park.

First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn

Donna has been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton for many years where she has served as the Chairperson of the Human Resources Committee and member of a Pastoral Nominating Committee.  Donna is currently a Human Resources Manager at BP, and has previously worked as a consultant and held other senior human resource positions at other Fortune 500 companies.   She holds an MBA from Northern Illinois University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from University of Iowa.  She enjoys assisting others, particularly disadvantaged people, and loves to garden, travel and spend time outdoors.

First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn

Phyllis Ludwig was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio.  She graduated from Muskingum with a BS in Home Economics/Education and Ohio State University with a MA in Special Education.  Phyllis has been a public school teacher, grades K through 8; an editor for a Christian publisher; a Presbyterian Christian Education Director and an adult ESL instructor.  One of her favorite hobbies is teaching people to sew but she is currently writing stories, poems and memories for her family. Phyllis considers herself a life-long teacher and is passionate about her faith.  She delights in sharing her God-given personal gifts, economic blessing and psychological insights with others.  Participating on the CDPCC Board is a great avenue for reaching out and supporting the multi-faceted needs of those in her community.  She is very pleased to be called to join in furthering the ministry and mission of the CDPCC.

Hope Presbyterian Church, Wheaton

Deb has a Master’s degree in social work and worked for about 7 years as a clinical social worker and as a medical social worker before obtaining a law degree.  She was employed by two law firms in Michigan and worked from 1988-2014 in the family law field and in the probate and estate planning field. During her working years as an attorney, she had clients who tried to deal with emotional pain by themselves without the benefit of help from a trained therapist. As a board member at CDPCC, she hopes to work in our community alongside the other board members of CDPCC to bring relief to those who suffer from emotional pain regardless of ability to pay.

Member-At-Large

Randy has lived in Wheaton for 25 years. He served on the Boards of CDPCC, from 1997 to 2007, and the B.R. Ryall YMCA of Northwestern DuPage County. For some 20 years he has volunteered at the DuPage County Convalescent Center to escort residents to Sunday-morning church services. He also held various leadership roles in the community, including a term as President of the Church Council at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. He has been happily married for 33 years and is the father of three adult daughters whom he delights in visiting. He has an MBA from DePaul University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst, currently employed as principal of a local Financial Advisory firm. Though an avid golfer, swimming has become his exercise of choice.

Trinity Episcopal, Wheaton

Charles Wilcox enjoyed careers in commercial banking, financial, and risk management and hospitality management.  In addition, he served in the US Navy Reserve for 23 years (including five active during the Vietnam War), retiring as a Commander.  He has been an active member of Trinity Episcopal in Wheaton since 1979, serving on its vestry four times in numerous leadership roles.   He has served on the CDPCC board previously for about five years.

Married to Ruth Anne, with whom we have two daughters and four grandchildren, he is now retired and enjoying golf, walking, reading and traveling.